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Florida's Finest Crafters
Amphitheater and Old Marble Crafts showcase the great variety of Florida’s artists and natural resources. Inspired or handed down by traditional ways of the past, or styled with the designs of studio art, Florida’s craftsmen pursue the creative expression of their history and culture. Handcrafted furniture, detailed reproductions of Native American shell carvings, rich Hungarian embroidery and handmade musical instruments are sold alongside fine jewelry, functional studio pottery, handwoven apparel and homemade jams and jellies. Craftsmen demonstrate their skills throughout the craft areas, so take a leisurely stroll and visit with the artists whose work helps to support the Florida Folk Festival.
All craft vendors contribute a percentage of their sales to the Festival. When you patronize these artists, you are supporting both the creativity of Florida crafts and the continuation of the Florida Folk Festival.
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Kathryn Basham, Medicine Song Crafts has handmade items using natural gathered and recycled materials including shells, fossils, coral, pine needles, wild grapevine, and bamboo.
Dana Benton, Magnolia Artisan Soaps has handcrafted soaps, balms, body butters, and beard oils as well as hand sewn items.
Victoria Bonebreak, Quilts by Victoria, has quilts for babies and dogs.
Matt Brabham, Brabham Pottery has functional wheelthrown pottery with decorative clay accents.
Amy Edge, OgZ DeZigns LLC has magnetic jewelry, crystals, crystal jewelry, suncatchers, sage, and hair accessories
Dan Erskine, Everette Erskine has bird houses and bird feeders. He comes from a family tradition of carpentry.
Antonio Falla, Antonio Designs has handmade jewelry with silver and semiprecious stones.
Jim Hearn of Hearn Homestead has rustic red cedar benches, signs, coat racks, musical instrument stands and holders.
Harriett Heywood of Earthwares has handmade aprons, purses, clothing, hats, accessories, and other vintage-styled articles.
Matt Keene, St. Augustine Tintype has handmade 4”x5” tintypes using the historic wet plate collodion process.
Patricia Lynne Hutchins of Suwannee Songs Designs has necklaces, bracelets and earrings made of natural stone and inspired by the natural environment of the Suwannee River Valley. These items are created by the traditional skill of hand-knotting on silk, forging and soldering metals (particularly copper) and hand working wire to set stones, along with other handcrafting techniques.
Eric Larson, Winter Park Soap has handmade organic skin care products, soaps, lotions, and lip balms.
Ruthanne Mason, Mary & Mom, apprentice of longtime festival tie-dye artist Mark Wright, has tiedye arts, including t-shirts, dresses, socks, shoelaces, and hats – located